Desktop blank..

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My sister started up her PC and the desk top is blank. The background
picture is there. The mouse cursor is there. No icons, no start menu,
nothing to click. Right clicking on desk top gets an hour glass but
no action and no menu to pick from.
It is an older Dell Celeron IV about 1.8 gig processor and XP home
edition.

Any suggestions?

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